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WASHINGTON -- The idle Big Three became a quartet Wednesday night, with Udonis Haslem joining LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh among those not suiting up for the Miami Heat's game against the Washington Wizards.
Haslem sat out because of a sore right ankle after recording his first double-double of the season in the Heat's 94-83 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night.
"It was nothing out of the ordinary. I was just chasing a rebound and I planted, and it just was a sharp pain that I felt," Haslem said. "Iced it last night and (the trainer) and the staff just said it would probably be best to just rest a day."
Haslem said the ankle has been bothering him for a while.
"I don't want it to be a situation where I go into the playoffs with something nagging," he said. "We just want to have all cylinders firing and everybody as healthy as possible."
That's becoming an ongoing theme with the Heat. Reigning NBA MVP James was given another night off because of his nagging right hamstring, even though he scored 28 points against the Bucks.
"Not a setback," coach Erik Spoelstra said. "Want to make sure he feels right. He was a little bit tight yesterday after the game. That was probably to be expected. It was the same amount of tightness he had after Saturday night's game, but we had two days off in between, so he was able to manage that."
Wade missed his sixth consecutive game with a sprained ankle and bruised knee. While he and James made the trip to Washington, Bosh stayed home and missed a third straight game because of flu-like symptoms.
Wizards coach Randy Wittman said he understood the Heat's desire to rest their ailing players ahead of the playoffs, given Miami's realistic goal of repeating as NBA champs. He's certain Washington fans would feel the same under similar circumstances.
"Would you rather see Nene, or would you rather see John Wall play game No. 80?" Wittman said. "Or would you like to see the Wizards win a world championship? Let's see how that poll ends up."


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This remarkable pasta is created out of the original union between the ancient artisan pasta factory of Gragnano and Teo Musso, the mythical inventor of the Baladin beer who, after twenty or so years spent in studying only beer, decided to dedicate himself to the production and distribution of another derivative of wheat, the most basic one for all Italians, which is pasta. This is how the magnificent artisan pasta of Gragnano started, extruded through a bronze die and slowly dried at a low temperature in static cells. Your mouth will appreciate the full flavour of the durum wheat with its virtuous acidity and the pleasantness of eating a real type of pasta...that tastes like pasta. Teo offers you the most typical types of Gragnano pasta, such as the vesuvio, paccheri, fusilli with a hole, spaghettoni and the special long pasta.


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The migrants of Calais
Top from left: Salam Aid worker distributes bread; the film Welcome angered the French government; migrant washes himself in cold water in Calais. Bottom from left: British group No Borders has plastered Calais with posters, its attempt to hold a demonstration drew 500 police; migrants wait for the evening meal station to open near the Calais docks.
Jonathan and Marie-Jo, Anglo-French reporting team, have been to Calais to investigate the situation of migrants in the port & tunnel portal zones. Here is a very brief summary of the trip:
In January 2010, an extremely complex situation is revealed in Calais. It has been a cold winter and Canute-like efforts by French and British authorities to disrupt the tide of migrants do not seem to have stopped more from arriving at the channel ports, hoping to reach the promised land of Britain. The exiles come mainly from zones of conflict, mostly Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Sudan and Kurdistan. The migrants are 95% male, and have an average age of about 22, although some of them are children.
This is a story replete with bitter ironies. The policies of the British and French governments may not have kept the exiles at home but the officials have succeeded in making migrant lives more miserable, once they are in Calais.
It might be asked from a saloon bar in the UK, why would the migrants think that Britain was a land of milk and honey? None of them will qualify for welfare. Jobs are scarce and they are forbidden to work hence forced if they can find a job into the most marginal and exploited employment.
Improved security on the tunnel and around the port has made it harder to cross and the bribes more costly.
There have been well-mediatised efforts to destroy and disrupt migrant camps, but now there are more of them, and smaller, as the migrants have dispersed.
Pins mark 'jungle' settlements
The migrants are now all along the coast in Bologne certainly but as far south as Caen and north into Belgium. Many have moved inland to autoroute lorry parks ('aires') where they attempt to find concealment among cargoes destined for Britain and others are biding their time alongside the Canal St Martin in Paris.
With no legal status in France, but all the normal basic human needs , the migrants present policy dilemmas and political pressures as well as ignite defiant acts of generosity. This isa country that boasts that it is a land of welcome and asylum, yet the National Front remains a potent political force and Sarkoszy's ruling UMP is obsessed with 'Frenchness'. Polls do not show huge sympathy for migrants. The political and legal conflicts and problems are multiple.
In France it is illegal to help illegal migrants and worst of all to provide accommodation or to host a migrant. «Toute personne qui aura, par aide directe ou indirecte, facilité l'entrée, la circulation ou le séjour irrégulier d'un étranger en France, sera punid'un emprisonnement de cinq ans et d'une amende de 30 000 euros.» (L'article L622-1 du Code de l'entrée et du séjour des étrangers).
Nevertheless, there are defenses to this seemingly endlessly vague and broad law, and seeming exceptions.
If anyone is breaking the law they include the socialist regional government which is subsidising relief efforts, and even the UMP mayor of Calais, who is providing a space for the migrants to receive meals. Many other organisations and individuals are also defying this law. Others are operating in shadier territory.
The police have the ability to arrest anyone they like in France and hold them incommunicado in the squalid conditions of garde a vue for 48 hours, and they have used this power against selected activists in Calais.
The contradictions and cruelties of the migrants of Calais are the theme of Phillipe Lioret's Welcome (2009), a gritty example of filmaking that tells the wider story of the migrants through the tale of just one. It is not necessary to speak much French to understand the film that in any case includes numerous passages in English.Welcome was condemned by the French 'national identity' minister Eric Besson, a former socialist whose former colleagues believe has sold his soul to the devil to become a minister in Sarkozy's government.It is now many months since the film was released but the conflicts in policy exposed by it remain acute.
Activities by NGOs and charities working in Nord-Pas de Calais are loosely coordinated by the C'SUR (Collectif Soutien d'Urgence aux Réfugiés) coordinated by the activist priest, l'abbé Boutoille, who is a strong critic of the government's national identity policies.
We saw in action: Association Belle Etoile (lunch time meals); association Salam (morning tea, evening meals, clothing, blankets, tents and first aid). We also encountered observers from the UNHCR and France – Terre d'Asiles. Other organisations involved in helping migrants to have basic human rights: Secours Catholique : Showers & sanitation; Transportation of migrants to PASS (Permanence d'Accès aux Soins et à la Santé); paperwork for acquiring political refugee status or "demandeurs d'asile" asylum seekers. MDM (Médecins du Monde). Auberge des Migrants (help Belle Etoile with lunches)
CADA (Commission d'Accès aux Documents Administratifs ); No Borders – agitate for political rights of migrants; Le GISTI (Groupe d'Information et de Soutien des (Travailleurs).
In Bailleul (near Lille), a hospital has accommodation available for migrants who are recovering from serious illnesses and surgeries.
Although it seems that each NGO has its specific task, tensions have been mentioned (political, personality clashes, and competition to attract media attention) .
Other participants in this drama include of course several police forces which have their own rivalries, priorities and political masters,
Recently, British and French ministers including Besson visited an enhanced joint migrant intelligence center with headquarters at Kent Police offices in Folkstone. This includes a French officer as well as officers from the UK Border Agency and one must presume others unmentionable. The British and French also share the cost of migrant deportation flights to Afghanistan.
On the French side, strong deployments of CRS and National Police and Gendarmes surveil and control migrants and sometimes arrest them. Physical mistreatment of migrants by the police has been repeatedly alleged.
The French mobilised 500 police to control a street protest in the Calais area sponsored by No Borders,.
There are further British support groups interested in the situation. A British lawyer is coming to Calais soon to advise migrants.
NoBorders alleges police brutality towards the migrants. Migrants are themselves the victims of criminals especially of the 'mafia' of passeurs who promise to arrange passage to England in return for cash. There is no evidence that the police interest in the migrants has translated into prosecutions brought against these passeurs.
Calais is in a fascinating and extraordinary corner of France that has inspired writers and artists from Danny Boon to Emile Zola. This is the land of the Ch'tis – influenced by Flanders, England and its position at the portal of the channel tunnel (tunnel sous la Manche) as well as a thriving ferry port.
Coal and lacemaking have lost importance here but the port and tunnel are booming and Calais is a major entrepôt with millions of tons of freight passing by rail and truck to and from the UK. This is the short crossing to the UK dense with vehicles and the magnet for those seeking entry into Britain.
Who these people are, what they want, where they are from, and how they got here, is not always clear. Some of them are doubtless not the people one might wish taking up residence. Others are surprisingly personable. No easy answers.
Calais migrant solidarity blog in English here


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Sugar Fans, First off, thank you for supporting my work and for your patience while I got this series together.
In this series there are 50 prints in each edition, hand-signed and numbered. There are a limited number of prints still remaining from the presale. Each print is individually hand-packaged and shipped via USPS (and many trips on my bicycle).
I've designed your package so you can touch your print to feel the bite of the deboss without getting finger grease on it! Prints are still on Crane & Co.'s 100% cotton Lettra line of papers, made specifically for letterpress and still printed by the artful craftsman Keith at The Cranky Pressman. If you have a print from the first series, these are exactly the same size, 12" x 12" square, color, and on the same paper so they will match your first sugar if you have one.
For JapanThe artwork for the first skulls in this series were done just after I sold the last and after getting the illustration work to The Cranky Pressman, Japan was struck with the most devastating natural disaster in its history. There are five blinds of each design as a visual moment of silence to honor those who lost their lives in the event. Four of each of these blinds will be auctioned as a part of this series, each signed and numbered in an edition of 5 per design, with 100% of the proceeds going to the relief effort in Japan. All proceeds to benefit Give2Asia.org.
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Modeled after the original Zen master, Bodhidharma, this ubiquitous symbol for luck, perseverance, and encouragement isn't just for kids anymore. $85
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About this SeriesThis time around I'm working again from my childhood icons, but this time with a focus on my Japanese upbringing. While these icons might not be as popular in the US as the first series, some of them have influenced my aesthetic from very early on. Others, like the Domokun, are a nod to the continuing influence of the Japanese kawaii-cuteness in the modern dialect of commercial symbols and this thing called the Internet. More...
About the PrintingThe Cranky Pressman works in metal. Sure it takes longer, but there's something nice about transforming digital into Magnesium. Manually pressed on a classic Vandercook press with vegetable based ink.
About the PaperThe paper stock is Crane & Co.'s 100% cotton Lettra line of papers, made specifically for letterpress. The paper comes from Crane & Co., one of America's oldest paper manufacturers. How old? Paul Revere engraved banknotes for the Colony of Massachusetts Bay on Crane paper to help finance the American Revolution.
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Eulalia Laichela caressed her six-year-old son, Leosio, who lay on the pavement, coughing from beneath a blanket. They had been waiting in the park outside José Macamo, one of the largest hospitals in Mozambique's capital Maputo, since early morning.
Laichela hoped her sister-in-law, who works at the hospital, would help find a doctor to attend to Leosio before the end of the day. Waiting in the queue at the hospital's reception area was not an option, she said.
"If you don't have extra money to pay the doctor, there is no point in doing that. There are many people outside waiting, and they sit there hour after hour without being attended to," she told IRIN.
Ansina was among the patients waiting in the queue. She feared she had malaria but lacked family connections or money for a bribe. "Something is wrong. I have number 142, and they are calling 188. I have been waiting here since this morning," she complained to the man next to her. He told her that it is patients' money that determines who goes first, not their medical conditions.
"That´s why we are still here," he said. Ansina agreed.
Corruption is rife in Mozambique's public health sector. According to a 2006 study by the Centre for Public Integrity (CIP) in Maputo, corruption is present at all levels in the system: from the reception to the laboratory, during appointments with doctors, and even at the morgue.
A 2011 regional household survey by Transparency International found that nearly 40 percent of Mozambican respondents had paid bribes for medical services in the past year - the highest such figure in the region. In Mozambique, it was second only to the percentage that had paid bribes to the police.
Poor pay
The CIP study identified low salaries as one of the main causes of health sector corruption. A doctor identified as Cossa*, who has worked at hospitals in Maputo over the last 18 years, agreed. Doctors earn between US$700 and $1,000 per month, and the lowest paid nurses earn just over $100 - no more than a domestic worker.
Cossa maintained that most bribes are paid to the nurses and other workers who see patients before they reach a doctor. But he added that doctors earn additional income in other ways. For example, most public-sector doctors also work at private clinics; according to the CIP study, this makes them chronically tired. The study links the deterioration of public sector health care to a 1998 government decision to allow public-sector doctors to also work in the private sector.
Cossa noted that by 10am, the majority of doctors have already left the city's public hospitals for their private-sector jobs.
|We chose this profession in the first place because we like to help people who are ill, but our government does not prioritize health care
"This is a well-known fact, but the ministry has chosen to look the other way," he told IRIN. "They cannot punish the doctors or demand that they be present at the hospitals full time if they don´t provide them with decent salaries and decent working conditions."
Cossa recently stopped practising medicine to take a better paid NGO job. He estimated that around 30 percent of doctors in the country now work for NGOs.
"If the ministry gave us better conditions, I am sure that almost all of us would return," he said. "We chose this profession in the first place because we like to help people who are ill, but our government does not prioritize health care. If you work at the customs, you earn five times more than a doctor."
The CIP study also highlighted the widespread theft of medication and equipment from public hospitals for use in private clinics. The theft is often well organized, with the clinics contracting public-sector employees as suppliers. Stolen or illegally purchased medicine is also sold in food stores and markets throughout the country.
Toward a solution
Ana de Lurdes Cala is the director of the Department of Quality and Humanism, a new unit at the Ministry of Health that opened two years ago to improve patient care at hospitals and health posts.
"The most common complaints we receive are bad treatment, illicit charges and long waits in the queues," said Cala.
|Of course a doctor should never accept a bribe ... but that is a common human error
The department is tasked with establishing committees of civil society, local and religious leaders as well as patients to address these issues. The department also arranges workshops at hospitals where the rights and obligations of employees are discussed.
"Our first annual follow-up meeting showed that bribes are diminishing, but you must remember that this is not a problem you can change overnight, it is a long process," she told IRIN. "Our goal is to put an end to illicit charges, not only to diminish them."
One of the difficulties, according to Cala, is that patients are often reluctant to identify those who have requested bribes. Health workers caught taking bribes could face public denouncement and salary deductions while employees caught stealing or selling medicine could lose their jobs. However, they are not reported to the police.
"It is not our role to report these cases to the police; our role is to work with the attitudes of our staff," said Cala. "Many times the patients don´t help when they pay doctors to get better treatment and then say that the doctors claim bribes. Of course a doctor should never accept a bribe ... but that is a common human error."
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This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions


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Snowstorm Deals Setback to NJ Power Restorations
Some New Jersey residents still waiting for power to come back on will have to wait a little longer. And they're not alone.
Wednesday's nor'easter has added more power outages to those caused last week by Superstorm Sandy.
Public Service Electric & Gas is reporting 40,000 new outages caused by the snowstorm. That's on top of 70,000 remaining households still without power from Sandy. Most of those affected are in the northeastern part of the state.
More than 200,000 customers of Jersey Central Power & Light remain in the dark. The snowstorm caused about 120,000 outages to add to about 149,000 left over from last week.
Most of JCP&L's outages are in Monmouth and Ocean counties.
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Thanks for the list Jonny. I'm going to be referring a lot of folks here.
I have 400 & 460W Zippys and with fan thermal control they are no louder than the old Fortrons with "noise killer" control on thier 80mm fans. It is true that Zippy units can be bought with NO fan thermal control.
Noob here and new to the forum. Awesome list, just like the super PSU reviews you do.
Any chance the recommendations could be sorted by price, i.e. best PSU between US$100 - US$125; US$126 - US$150;... etc....
I am looking for a good SLI-ready PSU under $176.
Again thanks and keep up the great work!
Instead of going further down tiers, I plan to create multiple lists for different uses and price.
This is just the lst for high end gaming PC's.
Sweet! I'll definitely be looking forward to that.
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|This course is designed to prepare students to understand the principles of information resource management and the role of information technology in the management of organizations information resources. Students will develop an understanding and enhanced competency of various business application tools utilized to address a wide range of business problem solving and data analysis. Students will apply data modeling and analysis concepts to improve their proficiency in the use of analytical and technical skills for business problem solving and logical processes associated with quantitative reasoning and decision making. Co-requisite: MATH 150. Offered Fall, Spring and Summer semesters.
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The original Dead Space was the recipient of the games marketing equivalent of a full-court press, with a six-issue comic book, cross-platform video game, and an animated direct-to-video movie all appearing within the same few months.
The game itself is decent; it mostly relies on jump scares and has a few too many scenes that feel like blatant padding (I am unsure as to why one of the final levels largely devolves into an escort quest, except you are telekinetically "escorting" a five-ton chunk of alien granite), but it had some truly creepy moments and the sections in zero gravity were genuinely entertaining.
With that said, it was groomed to be a franchise from the moment it was conceived, and now Dead Space's inexorable march toward franchise status begins with Dead Space 2: Somehow, Things Get Worse.
Specifically, a deeply post-traumatic Isaac Clarke has wound up on a colony city called the Sprawl. In the aftermath of the outbreak aboard the Ishimura, Isaac has inexplicably remembered how to talk.
Perhaps more relevantly, the necromorphs have managed to follow him to the Sprawl, which may owe something to the presence of a massive outpost of the Church of Unitology. Unitology, the first religion created since mankind's colonization of space, involves worship of rare alien artifacts called Markers, one of which almost certainly caused the outbreak aboard the Ishimura. (Dead Space 2: Please Do Not Hug the Alien Monolith.)
The important thing is that Isaac is, once again, up to his faceplate in mutated human corpses. You retain access to his kinesis module, which allows short-range telekinesis as both a problem solver and improvised weapon, and his stasis unit, which dramatically slows down enemies for a short period of time. The kinesis module has actually been powered up to some extent, as now, when you lop off an enemy's talons, you can immediately grab the severed limb and use it to staple a necromorph to the nearest wall. One major upgrade is that your mining suit now includes short-range rockets, which allow you to maneuver in zero gravity without having to throw yourself in a direction and pray.
Isaac's improvised arsenal also makes a return. The E3 demo reel showed off the pulse rifle, plasma cutter and line cutter, as well as a new weapon called the Javelin. Like the kinesis-propelled talons, the main shot from the Javelin hits with enough force to impale a necromorph and send them flying wound-first into the nearest vertical surface. (Dead Space 2: The Impaler.) The alt-fire makes a fired javelin heat up, delivering damage to all necromorphs around it in a set diameter, making it useful to enforce a perimeter or as an improvised trap.
The combat retains its focus on severing limbs above all else, with a couple of new enemies. The Puker does exactly what it sounds like it does, showering Isaac with acidic vomit at range, while the Pack is a small horde of what appear to be fanged zombie children. When they jump on Isaac's back, he frees himself from their grip by grabbing them and pistol-whipping them until their heads fall off.
(I think this is the first horror series in video game history that doesn't just pretend all children immediately teleport to Happyland the moment zombies or zombie-like monsters appear; between the tentacular wall-crawling babies in the first game and this, Isaac Clarke is the current all-time infanticide champion. I guess somebody had to step up.)
Many of the features from the first game make a reappearance in Dead Space 2, including the holographic light trail that points to your next objective, puzzles involving the kinesis module, and anything that could potentially hold a homicidal monster doing so. Dead Space is a game about dismemberment and monster closets, and we've got 'em both on display.
From the demos EA is showing, the general theme seems to be one of comfortable familiarity, with the single most massive change being the decision to make Isaac less of a cipher. He talks now, as I mentioned, although not terribly often, and you occasionally see his face; one of the major images of the game's marketing campaign is Isaac's helmet assembling onto him bit by bit. I did an interview with Chuck Beaver, one of the producers, back in 2008, and he told me that Isaac's relative anonymity in the first Dead Space was a deliberate decision, made to allow the player to more readily identify with him. For whatever reason, in Dead Space 2, Isaac is slowly being made more of his own man.
All in all, this is a very safe sequel. It keeps the original game's trademark features, adds a few tweaks and new weapons, and ups the ante a bit. They aren't letting us actually play Dead Space 2 here at E3, but I'm reasonably confident that it will do everything the original game did, plus a little bit more. I am also confident that unless there is some manner of global catastrophe in January of 2011, Isaac will be severing limbs and stomping skulls for quite a long time to come.
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Using model-based inspection for real time measurements to a CAD entity.
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An off-field incident has brought a premature end to Chris Solomon's career at Nevada.
Very early in the morning of Jan. 19, the running back was arrested and charged with first-degree battery in connection to a domestic incident. A statement released by the Reno Police Department over the weekend detailed what led to the arrest and charges.
"There was evidence that indicated Mr. Solomon had battered his girlfriend, as she had sustained injuries to her person. REMSA personnel were requested to respond and evaluate Mr. Solomon's girlfriend, which they did. Based on the injuries and the evidence on scene, Mr. Solomon was arrested for Domestic Battery (1st Offense)."
Solomon was initially suspended indefinitely by head coach Brian Polian. The university subsequently confirmed to the Reno Gazette-Journal that Solomon has been dismissed from the football program because of the charge.
In 2013, Solomon was third among Wolf Pack running backs in rushing yards with 282. A three-star member of Nevada's 2012 recruiting class, Solomon took a redshirt his true freshman season.


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- Eddie Butler was solid in his Cubs debut, he worked two innings giving up one run on one hit while striking out one.
- Ryan Williams was outstanding in relief, he worked two scoreless innings, giving up one hit.
- Jon Martinez struggled with command, he worked a scoreless inning while walking THREE, and striking out one.
- Mario Meza worked two-thirds of an inning, he walked one and that was it.
- Tommy Nance had a bounce back effort, he worked a scoreless inning while striking out one.
- Duary Torrez was touched up a bit, he worked one inning, giving up one run on two hits while striking out one.
- Juan Paniagua also struggled with his command, he worked one inning, giving up one run while walking THREE.
At the Plate:
- Javier Baez went 1-for-3 with a run scored, he's now hitting .364 on the spring.
- Ian Happ was 1-for-2 in the win, he stole a base, and scored a run.
- John Andreoli, Jacob Hannemann, Jeimer Candelario, Chesny Young, Albert Almora Jr., Eloy Jimenez, and Chris Dominguez all registered one hit, Jimenez with a double, and Andreoli with a triple.
- Victor Caratini was strong once again, he went 3-for-4 with a run scored.


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NEW YORK (AP) Paul Pierce scored 23 points, and the Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 102-96 on Monday night in a heated first meeting of the season between the Atlantic Division rivals.
Kevin Garnett added 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Celtics, who even without the suspended Rajon Rondo won their third straight and finally are playing like the team that has ruled the division for the last half-decade.
The Knicks want that title now, but Carmelo Anthony and his teammates were reminded how tough the Celtics can make it.
Anthony had 20 points but shot 6 of 26 while battling his temper, Garnett and foul trouble. J.R. Smith led the Knicks with 24 points.
CHICAGO (AP) - Carlos Boozer had 24 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Bulls to a rout of the Cavaliers.
It was the third straight game that Boozer has eclipsed 20 points. This time he did it against the team that drafted him in 2002.
Joakim Noah added 11 points and 11 rebounds while Luol Deng had 19 points and seven assists for the Bulls, who beat the Cavaliers for an 11th straight time.
Chicago (19-13), which posted a season-high in points, moved to 11-1 when Boozer and Noah have double-doubles.
Dion Waiters led Cleveland (8-28) with 18 points. C.J. Miles and Kyrie Irving had 15 points apiece.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Bradley Beal made a jumper with 0.3 seconds left after using a pump fake to get open, and the short-handed Wizards beat the Thunder.
Kevin Durant led Oklahoma City (26-8) with 29 points.
The Wizards (5-28), playing without their top two scorers, had lost 13 of their previous 14, but they also beat the Miami Heat earlier in the season. Beal and Martell Webster led the Washington with 22 points each.
Kevin Seraphin added 19 points, and Emeka Okafor had 12 points and 12 rebounds.
The Thunder missed 16 straight shots from midway through the third quarter to midway through the fourth quarter.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Eric Gordon scored six straight points in a fourth quarter spurt and had 24 overall to lead the Hornets to a victory over San Antonio.
Anthony Davis added 17 points, Greivis Vasquez 14 and Ryan Anderson 13 for the Hornets, who have won two consecutive games for the first time since Nov. 2-3.
Manu Ginobili scored 21 points to lead the Spurs, who had won eight of their previous nine, dating to a 99-94 victory over the Hornets in San Antonio on Dec. 21.
Tony Parker had 16 points, Tim Duncan 13 and Kawhi Leonard 10 for San Antonio. Duncan was 5 of 14, at one point missing five consecutive shots in the third quarter.
The Spurs committed 19 turnovers, leading to 23 points for New Orleans.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Gordon Hayward scored a season-high 27 points, including four 3-pointers, and the Jazz defeated the Mavericks.
Alec Burks added a season-high 13, including eight in the fourth quarter when Utah held Dallas (13-22) to 14 points on 5-of-16 shooting.
Dirk Nowitzki led the Mavs with 20 points. He had six straight late, but also was called for a charge with 32 seconds remaining as he tried to get Dallas within two.
The Jazz made 4 of 6 free throws down the stretch to seal the win.
Al Jefferson added 15 points and 11 rebounds for Utah (18-18), which has won both meetings with Dallas this season.
The Mavs (13-22) have lost three straight and 12 of their last 14.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Wayne Ellington scored a season-high 26 points, hitting six 3-pointers, to help the Grizzlies rout the Kings.
Zach Randolph scored 17 points and had seven rebounds for Memphis. Mike Conley had 15 points and eight assists and Marc Gasol had 13 points for the Grizzlies, who outscored the Kings 36-20 in the third quarter to blow the game open.
John Salmons led the Kings with 17 points, Jason Thompson had 12 and DeMarcus Cousins had 10 and eight rebounds.
Tyreke Evans returned to the Kings after missing the previous 11 games with a sore left knee. He had five points in 12 minutes.
Besides playing well offensively, the Grizzlies did a nice job of containing Cousins. In the previous four games, Cousins had averaged 24.5 points and 15.2 rebounds.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - LaMarcus Aldridge had 27 points and 10 rebounds, and the Blazers handed the Magic their ninth straight loss.
Wesley Matthews finished with 24 points, including a dunk that all but sealed it with less than a minute to go in overtime, and J.J. Hickson added 20 points and 15 rebounds for his 20th double-double this season.
Portland has won three straight and 11 of its last 14 games.
Aldridge hit a layup and a free throw that put Portland ahead 112-108 with 3:38 in overtime. After the Magic tied it at 112 on J.J. Redick's hook shot, Blazers rookie Damian Lillard made a pull-up jumper to reclaim the lead.
Redick led the Magic with 29 points, while Arron Afflalo had 24. Nikola Vucevic had 17 points and 13 rebounds.


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CNN's Fredricka Whitfield talks about NFL star, Kwame Harris and how he was recently outed by the media for being gay.
Your judgements have no place ANYwhere. People love who they love. It's better than hate any day.
Lots of tough guys talking smack hiding behind keyboards. Good for Harris.
He is a brave guy to admit it. GOD made him that way. It's nature. Its thats simple.
I'm no expert. But I don't think anybody is born gay/lesbian.
Trae, you're right...about being no expert. You're wrong about the other thing.
Everyone speaking their religious view points, quoting scripture about this subject or being outright insulting are no different from one another. Have fun enjoying your close minded, ignorant lives and I'll continue to support those that are absolutely no threat to any of us. Let them marry like the rest of us, why should they not suffer in the suffering that is a lifetime of monogamy.
who cares , if hes not hurting you. Seems like a decent human.
Wow it's pathetic to read some of these comments. Saying it's "unnatural" to be gay is like saying it's "unnatural" to be black. This is not the 1960's.
The media will use anything to stir the pot about the gay agenda. Being gay has nothing to do with playing football. Just play the game and leave sexual preferences out of it!
It's funny, they just glazed over the fact that he beat up his boyfriend. "Oh let's all feel sorry for Kwame. He's so brave to come out." NOT! HE WAS OUTED BECAUSE HE BEAT UP HIS BOYFRIEND!!! This is a joke of a story!
I suppose that now, in order to be more politically correct, we will have to change the name of the sport to "buttball."
Completely agree with his decision to not "come out" while still playing football. Why would an offensive tackle share something like that? Like, he says, "It's hard," and then he would have been a very offensive tackle. Better to keep your private stuff private as a matter of manners, if nothing else, even if it's hard. Coming out now? It's his bad behavior of assault on his former boyfriend that outed him more than choice, anyway, and since he's not playing any more, it's no biggie. At least he's a good role model for younger gay players teaching them that they're not alone. They need to learn that they don't have to share their sexual behavior publicly. Please, don't share it. This world is disgusting enough as it is due to bad human behavior. Sick of hearing about it and sick of how discussions of sexual behavior is being used by politicians to divert everyone's attention away from real issues. If you're a dude and you want to marry a dude, that's your business. Just leave the Church out of it. Asking God to bless your sin is more than ridiculous.
Carl, those are 2 different things and a bad comparison, people choose to be gay someone doesn't choose to be Asian or white or black.
well thats good he admit on his part we'll pray for him GOD can change lives for the better.
Adam and Eve not Steve, thats why AIDS exists to let you know it is wrong, its like an exit only sign.
It is so sad to see how people claim to be Godly are so quick to juudge, denounce, and condemned. Let him that is without sin cast the first stone. we live in sin and the only thing can cleanse us is God's love for mankind. John 3:16 states "Ford God so love the world that His only son He gave, that whoever believes in Him, should not perish but have eternal life". love covereth a multitude of sin. alot of us give God and christiandom a really bad name. We quote one part of the bible, but other parts are left un-notice.
He is "a child of God, no less than the moon and the stars".... -Helen Keller
I didnt realize you can only contract AIDS by being gay....sorry but some of you are so ignorant! Do you think people really make a decision to be gay, with all the ridicule and insults! C'mon people, its not a choice to be gay! Im glad he came out and I think anyone who is so intrigued and upset by this than maybe you should question your own sexuality. I believe if your secure with your own sexuality than it isnt a big deal...gay or straight...
judge not unless you want to be judge. Let God handle all people, this reminds me of Jesus, when he said those without sin cast the first stone.
The media needs to cut it out with this gay bull-crap every second. It's as if being gay has to become the new trend and unless we accept it they're just going to continuously try to throw this in people's faces. If you were always gay good for you thats your business keep that for yourself. i don't get up everyday talking about how straight I am. Just stop this nonsense already. You feed this crap to little kids then they start to become confused. This is Ridiculous. Just stop it already.
I've never heard the name Kwame pronounced this way. I've always heard the pronounciation as Kwa-mae (phonetic spelling). That's the only thing that is curious to me about this story.
To the guy who said being gay is a choice Brian
. So is being str8. Who said that is right? I beleive in a higher power, but the details about I dont believe ,because niether you or I was there. Firm believer in proof, scientology thus far has all the proof I need!!! If gays are going to hell then you jesus freaks are too, yall are the most judgemental!!!
Patrick if people would stop being so IGNORANT and allow GAYs to LEAD THEIR LIVES THE WAY THEY WANT, I can guarantee it wont be that way. But there is alway the black sheep of our society that is shoned because of their differences!!! SMH!!!
I have offered a reward of $10,000 PER WORD that anyone can show me in the New Testament WHAT Jesus said regarding homosexuality. The reward still stands.
I think he is a very strong person, and i also think it ,will come to pass, that people, will stop judging people and be better understanding
Too bad that gay guys can not appreciate the artistry of the creation of women, love of themselves is all they settle for. They will never truly know what love is, untill they realize the greatest act of LOVE that was demonstrated on the cross on Cavalry. By the one and only... John 3:16
His personal life is his business. Why are people writing about this? Mr. Harris has a right to his privacy. There are probably others who are gay as well but they have not been "outed" by anyone.
Being gay is WRONG. PERIOD.
Two humans of the same sex CAN NOT reproduce.
GOD (Jesus, in the flesh) says that homosexuality is an abomination. Homosexuality is a SIN, for which those who choose to engage in it will pay the ultimate price in Hell.
NO MATTER how homosexuals try to TWIST these basic truths, God's word will NEVER CHANGE!
NO MATTER how the media tries to convince us that we should accept homosexuality, two people of the same sex will NEVER be able to reproduce.
Look around you, in nature.... a male bird mates with a female bird. Open your eyes...elephants, dogs, fish, zebra, flies, and bobcats....ALL mate with the opposite sex.
There is NO AMOUNT of marching or picketing or parades that will change this biologically and moral truth. FAIR...this means you! FAIR... The BIBLE says that being STRAIGHT is RIGHT- you ought to read it sometime!
Should we bash gays? NO.
Should we harass or bully gays? NO
I agree that gays should be able to live there lives in peace, however...
But do they deserve to be able to be married? Marriage is an institution of GOD, therefore the answer is NO. Gays should not try to infringe on GODs institution to try to make themselves seem as if their behavior is OK to be gay. The Bible CLEARLY REFUTES homosexuality. End of story.
I have a gay friend who said he believes that he became confused and ultimately accepted him being gay after he was molested as a child. He said he believes many children/youth become quite confused particularly, when it is same sex molestation. No one ever talks about that. Very interesting as we might learn something if those who are confused as youth are due to molestation as a child. something to think about honestly and truthfully.
Gay Men have got to be the Best Looking Men on Earth... When It comes to Looks they were Blessed! It's Unfortunate that women can't have it! .... And Heterosexuals have to hate on them cause they can't look that good!
I think its time Romo was "outed". That guy loves the – – – – . Dallas sucks.
Kwame is generally pronounced Kwom-me.
In retrospect, I believe that Harris' choice to stay quiet about it during his playing years was was best. I personally don't care about his sexual orientation simply because I don't believe it makes any difference. It's a shame that, a lot of other people do, and although I may be may be off base here, I think there might be a higher percentage of people with opinions like that among NFL fans. It's just that football tends to be such a "macho" and "manly" thing that it seems like there would be less tolerance among that group. I'd like to think I'm wrong. Nope, I'm not gay but I've had friends who were and I'm quite comfortable with the conclusion that being gay is just something that "happens," like being born with brown hair. It's not realistic to believe anyone would make that choice because I've seen friends who genuinely suffered because of it and wished they were not that way. Sent from my iPhone and sponsored by Free NFL Jersey. – Nestor Steffenhagen
Kwame Harris was a great run-blocker, but he would always get holding penalties when Alex Smith threw a pass. See what I'm doing here? I'm talking about him as an athlete, because that's all that matters. Who cares if he's gay? You homophobes who are thumping the bible are missing the point of your religion. Love thy neighbor. Oh, and stop being bigots.
ya all bad mouthing and judging another human being .... make ya feel better ? These guys are players and what they do in their private lives is none of any of our business.The media who outted him? Lets look into your closets and see what we find.
On the religious end .. Judgement is the vile sin.
When a person is an NFL player, its all well and good. But when he's now a gay NFL player, guys all of he sudden write him off. Don't hate the player, hate the game.
For those that like to write in caps about the tooth fairy...I mean Santa Clause...oops my bad,,,uh...oh that's right, that guy that sits in the clouds that everyone calls god – wake up and look in the mirror – if god created man in his image the who is man. We are all too afraid to believe that we are the sole deciders of our fate.
one thing you cant take from him he was gay in the NFL and trust me plenty of more hes cute i love being gay and so many of you so called straite men or nervous you will be outed lol didnt Jesus die for all of us? just a question lol
Live and let live. Who are you too tell people who they can marry
We are all dammed to hell for our sins, whatever your sins are! But through Jesus Christ we are all saved, regardless of what your sins are!
I did not choose to be gay. It is enate and natural for me. I did not wake up one day and say I want to be gay. There was no choice to be made. Nature spoke its wise words to me.
I love, respect, and admire women. There is only one difference between me and a straight man: I don't find women SEXUALLY attractive. Thats it. Thats the only thing that separates us. I am no different than you in any other way. My sexual preference does not effect my morals, my standards, or respect my fellow humankind.
And to those that are tired of the "gay agenda" being shoved down your throat, it has nothing to do with being gay. It has everything to do with EQUALITY and RESPECT.
You say you tolerate us but just want us to stay quiet. We will not stay quiet until we are allowed the same access/privilege/respect as you. To deny us that is not tolerance, its remains discrimination.
IF people are not born gay...then why in the world would they choose to be part of a group of people who are ridiculed, looked down upon, and in some instances killed?? If you say it's a choice...then why would a gay person have chosen to be that way?? Why wouldn't they just choose to be straight and have all the problems disappear. And if you are not gay, then how do you know whether gays people are CHOOSING to be gay? What qualifies you to tell a gay person that the feelings and attractions for the same sex that they've had for as long as they can remember are something they chose to have?? In this case, argument that gay people choose to be gay is as ridiculous as telling a straight person that they are choosing to be straight and they need to change and become gay. Obvously, if you are straight...then the idea of someone telling you that you should be gay is absurb since you would have no attraction to the same sex. Well Straight People, telling a gay people want the opportunity to love the gender they are attracted to also. And using the Bible to justify your blatant judgment and ridicule of someone else's sins...is a sin as well. The Lord commands us to love one another. By being the judge of others...you are implying that you are God and worthy of judging because you yourself are without sin. And we know that WE ALL sin...so to speak out on the sins of others and not point the same finger at yourself and your own sins is hypocritical and a SIN. So let God be God...since HE ALONE is the only one qualified to judge us all. And He has been doing just fine without your "help".
He should have some out when he was a rookie. I stand beside him
I'm a Christian. I have no problem with the PERSON that is Gay. I do believe it's a sin you succumb to and not being born that way. I can't support gay lifestyle just as I can't support lying, adultery and other sins. I know many of you will disagree but if your going by the bible then it's clear. I do feel some Christians are misplaced in judging harshly as its not our place but our creator's.
It's a known fact that a LOT of players in the NFL are gay.
I respect the fact that gays want change but I feel bad for all the straight men this player was around in the locker room throughout his career playing football. I am sure he showered with these men and changed clothes. He knew he was gay but the men around him did not. Similar to putting a man disguised as a woman on a volleyball team and one day he takes off the costume. It's not right. If your gay, come out, no more free peep shows. Then you can have your own locker room.
Athletes coming out the or having equal rights for gays does nothing the youth but continue to misdirect them. There is a reason why God said marriage is between ONE MAN & ONE WOMAN. Its not just a set of rules but a regulation to protect us all from doin something that will have an ill affect on our lives. Granted i do not agree in anyway shape or form of hating another person because of how they feel right now of being gay NO ONE IS BORN GAY. Thats like saying someone is born a pedafile. People just don't understand that there hearts are hard and their eyes have been blinded from the truth so when they do here the truth they can't receive it in love. I just pray for all the hearts of the ppl and for humility to come to Jesus and repent because his arms sre always open no matter what some has done in there past. Thats why he chose to be nailed to a cross for everyone's sins. Just say God if you're real and you sent your son to die for me please my eyes and soften my heart so that I may come to know you in Jesus name Amen
I'm not gay. I dont agree with the gay lifestyle. but, Any hate going towards gays or violence coming from the gay community is just wrong. After that prop is california went down there was violence from the gay supporters. jstification is theres freedom of speach but they can react any way they want. Why can't we all just be friends?
You really can't prove if someone is born homosexual or not, but I can't imagine that someone would choose a life of being hated merely for being attracted to the same sex.
I am not gay, know those that are and frankly do not care. I live in western Canada and think that:
I believe that being gay is different from that which is normal. I have the right to believe this, that I do not feel bad for believing this, and others should respect my opinion. I believe that gay people and straight people deserve to be loved, respected, just do not disrespect my right to believe what I believe is normal. have a great day!
From surveys that I've read that hetrosexuals perform anal sex even more than homosexuals, so its funny with the whole Aids exit analogy. Seriously the reason why stds are as common is cause in America sex is considered a taboo not a legitimate scientific subject like other possible diseases are in the world. In the Netherlands for the longest teenage pregnancies were lower than the U.S perhaps cause sex is talked about as a fact not as a religious stupidstition like the shameful american public does it. I'd like to remark that homosexuality should be talked about more for a public health concern and acknowledgement of civil rights for everyone not just gays like me for historic and future policy in the U.S.
My God, the Bible, is against ALL sin, adultery, fornication, homosexuality, to name a few. To suggest that God made people homosexual is just ignorant. Taking this erroneous position gives pedofiles the right to abuse children claiming God made them this way, they can't help it! Really are people that stupid? Without a gun to your head everyone has choice...but hey God will not be mocked...payback is coming.
LOL. I love it. Complain all you want. Progression can be slowed down, but it can't be stopped. In 40 years our children will be reading about the plight of LGBT people the way I read about civil rights and the women's movement. Shame on you for casting your judgement. In America we have freedom of religion, and that's an amazing thing. My religion, my church, my pastor, are all accepting of LGBT people and have been performing wedding ceremonies for same-sex couples for years. And guess what, just like your church has the right to not perform these ceremonies, my church has the right to make up their own mind. If you want to talk about the sanctity of marriage, work on the ultra-high divorce rate and close the drive-thru chapels in Las Vegas. And if marriage is only for procreation, than stop letting old people get married for the 5th time when they obviously won't be able to produce. I'm not gay but I fully support my gay brothers and sisters and am happy to see them thrive as FAMILIES.......they may not be "traditional" but they are families, they have children, they pay taxes, they work, and they should and will have full protection of marriage eventually and nothing will stop that from happening. You can think whatever you want, but don't judge them. Leave that up to God....I think he's a bit more qualified.
The bible is fiction, God doesn't exist, Gay is from birth, live and let live and worry about how you live life instead of trying to control others lives. How others choose to lead their lives may not meet your standards but it keeps those living it content so just leave them alone and worry about yourselves for a change!
Somebody in the thread below wrote that there are no animals that show homosexual behavior. They wrote that God would not allow such a thing. I tried to think of ANY species of animal that might exhibit this and could not think of ONE. Then I remembered....WE'RE animals...We are mammals.....so I'm thinkin' that guy was wrong. lol
J.Edger Hoover the head of the FBI was as Gay as Liberace the pianist.Like a lot of closeted gays he persecuted other gays in order to deflect attn from himself. Had the stigma been removed, the Soviet Union would not have been able to extort so much info from various gov employees in many of our allied country's Intel agencies . Many gay people are warm and caring people and should be treated as well as any other human being.
hundreds of former players are thinking back to the shower room right now.
gay men are great...more women for those of us that aren't. you could say there's lot of gay women too, but as I've found I don't see alot of strictly lesbian women, most I've been around are bi, and very much into guys too. so it's all good with me. but I don't put too much into the study that "you're born with it", because like I said I believe the majority of "lesbian" women will say they are actually bi.
Jesus never once mentioned sexual orientaion. All he did was love others and tell others to do the same. Radically, he said love even those that hate you. Also he hung out with all the "losers" and showed them compassion. His purpose was to show people they were missing the point of scripture and quoted often to prove his points. "I desire mercy not sacrafice". For those calling for condemnation, the Lord has said it is not for one slave to tell another he is serving the master wrong. I believe the words attributed to Jesus because they ring true. Sad so many call themselves christians and dont follow His example.
Yes, being gay is unnatural and a sin just as being a liar, thief, adulterer, fornicator, molester, and any of the other sins that is mentioned in the Word of God. But the only one that can judge is God and His Word. God is love and loves you(He can save you) but He has bounds. He does not conform Himself to society. He is God and there is none like Him. He is not weak or need to be accepted. He is secure in Himself and if you don't like it you will literally go to hell.
Don't ask for your personal opinions on sexuality to be made into the law. Just stay atop your moral pedestal, keep your hate to yourself, and let us all look forward to the day when such ignorance has faded away and our country can finally make a little social progress.
As an outsider looking in, I could care less. However... I can see the side of a teammate. There should not be open showers... or an open lockerroom. Why should you be changing clothes worried over whether or not kwame is going to come over and try smooch on you
The God that I worship IS powerful enough to love all people, and accept all people.
Nobody is 100% straight and nobody is 100% gay. People look at other people's bodies. People have sexual feelings. People are also pretty good at not sexually assaulting their teammates in the shower, even if they are gay. So, why don't we all relax.
The thing is, most of us out here do not believe that ALL gay people are actually born that way. Personally, I have no doubt that some people are screwed up that way from birth but a lot of them fall into that lifestyle for different reasons that have nothing to do with genetics. As long as the possibility exists that this is true, most people are not going to condone that lifestyle for fear that their own kids could be influenced into it. So there you have it, it is not enough to " prove" that some people are born that way, you must proof that it is impossible for people to be influenced into that lifestyle. Good Luck with That !!!
Who is anybody to tell anybody who they can and cannot love? It's tougher in sports because of the locker room situations. Players may feel uncomfortable.


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Home Style Bloggers reported a trend recently
towards more masculine interiors than in the past.
Men are working from home more than ever.
Along with Pantone, the other harbinger of things to come in home decoration is the twice yearly High Point Furniture Market. For more than a century, High Point, North Carolina has been known as the Furniture Fair Capital of the World and is regarded as a Crystal Ball in predicting home furnishings trends for the coming year. On display, are the home fashions on which each exhibitor has placed their stake and produced for the current market, in hopes of being competitively ahead of the curve and on top of consumer need and desire.
The race doesn't always go to the swift and the strong, but that's how you bet.
Pinocchio blogged too. What turns a trade show into mass marketing on a retail level is in the hands of bloggers reporting from location. Admittedly, this can be like the story of a car accident witnessed by 10 people and Everybody saw something different.
Still, there were a few trends mentioned by several observers:
- Emphasis on menswear fabrics with a nostalgic or vintage feel. Upholstery dressed in this fashion was used in settings that implied a Men's Club, or at least a Man Cave. To wit: there were dark woods, hides and leathers, hounds tooth, neck tie stripes and classic grey flannel.
- Even a modern look is still referencing a "modern" of yesterday. The 60's era Mad Men look seems to be morphing into a 70's era expression, destination unknown.
- Am I blue? Though Radiant Orchid is the color of the year, at Highpoint, it was blue running to teal. The color of the year apparently has soft boundaries. Saturated colors and color blocking are still big. Could Orange wall graphics and shag rugs boomerang back into fashion again soon?
- Art Deco sees yet another revival and there is lacquer everywhere. Along with this, layering of rich materials in a single piece was often seen. This could be a polished metal such as bronze or gold and embossed leather along with multiples of other textures and materials. The range of materials used is broad: Semi precious stones or finishes made to mimic, as well as Lucite, bone, shells and even woven cane.
- Repurposed From Some Other Century. The impetus towards a greener point of view over the past few years spawned a review of our notions about reclaimed and vintage home furnishings and décor. Recycled, upcycled and reclaimed are today's home style buzz words, all in search and service of shrinking our individual carbon footprints.
This may be a good time to point out that just because an item can be reclaimed/recycled, doesn't automatically mean it should be. If it was ugly junk before, time might not have improved its status. Just sayin'…
No need to compare and despair. The reported home design fashion trends are by no means a mandate. Your taste preferences may fall somewhere between "homiest home" to "show-stopper statement interior", but to truly be a home you love to live in, let your home design grow and evolve over time, just as you do…or at least look that way.
The idea is to bring luxury into living every day, without being ostentatious. Make the experience of spending time at home something to look forward to, by seeing your home as your personal oasis of special comfort and pampering.
A reporter asked Joan Didion if she used her good silver every day.
"Every day is all there is", she replied.


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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) � Former Maine Senate President Kevin Raye says he's running for Maine's open 2nd Congressional District Seat and plans a formal announcement after Labor Day.
Earlier this week, former Republican state treasurer Bruce Poliquin announced his candidacy. Raye, also a Republican, said at the time he wasn't ready to make an announcement. But he confirmed Thursday to the Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/15B5Viz) that he intends to run. Also in the race is Republican Blaine Richardson of Belfast.
Raye lost in 2012 and 2002 to Rep. Mike Michaud, who's leaving Congress to run for governor. He told the newspaper, "I feel like it's the right time."
On the Democratic side, Sen. Emily Cain of Orono, Sen. Troy Jackson of Allagash and Alden Smith of Sangerville all have announced their candidacies.
Information from: Portland Press Herald, http://www.pressherald.com


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February 6, 2012
Speaker Brian Bosma
Indiana House of Representatives
200 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2786
Minority Leader B. Patrick Bauer
Democratic Leader
Indiana House of Representatives
200 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2786
Re: Opposition to SB 89
Dear Speaker Bosma and Minority Leader Bauer:
I write to respectfully urge your opposition to Indiana Senate Bill 89 (SB 89). This legislation, which was approved by the Indiana State Senate on January 31, 2012, would permit the introduction of religious belief systems into your state's science curriculum. If enacted, this legislation would be a disservice to religion, science, and education.
There are many religious traditions that offer explanations for the origin of life. These are, however, not scientific constructs and do not belong in a science classroom.
As I know you are well aware, Indiana has worked hard and successfully to cultivate an educational and business climate that will attract life sciences companies. Indeed, as the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) declares on its web site: "Indianapolis was deemed the hottest spot in the country to start a new Life Sciences business by the Wall Street Journal (Aug. 2011)." As the IEDC further highlights, Indiana is increasingly viewed as a global leader in life sciences research and manufacturing in areas such as oncology and biofuels.
Continued growth in these sectors will require an educated and skilled workforce. Thus, it is essential that all students in Indiana receive a quality science education, particularly in the biological sciences. Please support a strong Indiana science curriculum by opposing passage of SB 89 and any similar legislation that would confuse science and religion.
Thank you for your careful consideration of this matter.
Richard O'Grady, Ph.D.
Executive Director
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Home, as we all know, is where the dogs are. Nothing brought that more to light than Hurricane Katrina, whose five-year remembrance is being marked this year; go online to read award-winning Katrina stories from the pages of Bark. In this issue, we examine the idea of "home" from many angles, including home delivery of professional services and home-insurance companies' breed restrictions. We look at the challenging and, need I add, depressing, topic of animal hoarders: those who, with good if misguided intentions, do irreparable harm to the animals they take in. And let us not forget homecomings: U.S. soldiers on a relief mission in Haiti fall for a stray pup, a hunter in Hawaii takes in a stray (who perhaps wasn't) and — in the second of our three fiction-contest-finalist stories — a man without a home rejoices when a dog finds one.
We're also pleased to offer you an excerpt from Gail Caldwell's new must-read memoir, Let's Take the Long Way Home, in which she shares the story of her abiding friendship with Pack of Two author Caroline Knapp. Our endpiece showcases LA Times columnist Meghan Daum's peripatetic life and search for that perfect house, not just for herself, but for her dog Rex as well. Reader-inspired DIY home-design projects, editors' picks of cutting-edge products and "at home" photographic portraits round out our take on things domestic.
Have you ever wondered if your dog could make it into the Ivy League, or the movies? Amy Sutherland's Penny Jane, a "certified" Harvard dog, and Lorraine Goodman's feature-film-appearing Tiger show you how two dogs did it. In the latest installments from our behavior mavens, Patricia McConnell tells us what to do when pats and praise aren't the positive reinforcements we think they are, and Karen London gives us 10 ways to increase our dogs' happiness quotient. Finally, we get a sneak peak at a new book assembled by Cameron Woo, our publisher and art director, titled Photobooth Dogs. Published in October by Chronicle Books, this charming collection of photobooth photos celebrates the age-old bond between canines and their people.
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Last week's 'Shop Contest asked readers to imagine the 3DS' AR Games as a kind of special lens through which we see the world as it really is, not as our feeble minds perceive it. What they showed us was quite disturbing, indeed.
First off, plenty of folks tried a Star Wars angle. Both ARYXANDRE (1) and InAmberClad (10) turned in awesome 'Shops, even if they took the same inspiration. BigMike McCarthy (2) went with another Lucasfilm production. He says that's his own Mii.
CaptainRyan47 (5) supplied the only spy-check 'Shop, which I found remarkable. There were more entries about Kotaku's redesign, the best coming from Disa (7).
I'm not sure what Laodicea-Dude (12) was going for, but an Excitebike jump off Conan O'Brien's hair got a chortle from me.
xerokitsune (20) gets a first look at the Wii 2; Incursor (11) and Link embody the feelings of many toward Wall Street. obeyyyurmaster (14) has a new take on an old meme. snake56 (19) was the best of the old Alien-in-the-chest gags.
This week's overall winner is Prof. Gast, a repeat finalist here. I'm a sucker for They Live references, and this one was just perfect in tone and execution. Congrats to Gast, and to all our finalists, and thanks to all who entered. We'll see you in here tomorrow.


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San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro [pronounced hool-YAHN] will have one of the most prominent speaking slots in American politics when he keynotes the Democratic convention Sept. 4th.
It's a spot that launched, for example, Barack Obama in 2004 when he was just a fresh-faced 42-year-old state senator from Illinois.
So can he live up to the expectations?
Castro, 37 — a Harvard Law and Stanford grad, who will be the first Hispanic to deliver the address — is largely unknown to a national audience. But looking at past speeches and videos, his personality, humor, and ability to deliver a stirring speech that draws on his compelling personal story are clear.
The Obama campaign has watched Castro closely, made him a campaign co-chairman, and says he has been effective on the campaign trail for the president.
Watch: Mayor Castro give the Keynote Speech at the 2012 Texas Democratic Convention
One recent speech that might give some clues as to points he might touch on, as well as his cadence, delivery, and style, was his keynote address at the Texas Democratic Convention just last month.
And then there was his public spat with Charles Barkley, the former NBA basketball player who criticized San Antonio, particularly its women. Castro fired back in a YouTube video that went viral and even won over Barkley.
'Somebody who won't screw up'
Castro's keynote speech in Texas last month reflected the seriousness and potential of someone who has won plaudits like this:
"People look at him and say, 'Finally, we have somebody who won't screw up,'" John A. Garcia, a political science professor at the University of Arizona, told the New York Times magazine in 2010. Of course, he's still young, and he might be too good to be true, but if I were betting on the next national Hispanic political leader, I'd bet on Julián."
Other political news of note
Animated Boehner: 'There's nothing complex about the Keystone Pipeline!'
House Speaker John Boehner became animated Tuesday over the proposed Keystone Pipeline, castigating the Obama administration for not having approved the project yet.
- Budget deficits shrinking but set to grow after 2015
- Senate readies another volley on unemployment aid
- Obama faces Syria standstill
- Fluke files to run in California
- Animated Boehner: 'There's nothing complex about the Keystone Pipeline!'
Of course, in the current political climate in Texas, it is difficult for a Democrat to break through, at least for now. Even though the majority of voters are minorities in the Lone Star State, none of its statewide officeholders are Democrats.
Belief in government
There was plenty in Castro's Texas convention keynote about the American Dream, but rather than making his story solely about his own drive, determination, and individual responsibility, he laid out what government needs to do to help pave the way of fairness, including on education, infrastructure, and new technology.
Castro supports affirmative action, he has said, because it gave him and his identical twin brother, Joaquín, the opportunity to go to elite colleges. Joaquín — who, like his brother, also went to Stanford and Harvard — is a state representative favored to win the open 20thcongressional district seat to replace retiring longtime Democratic Rep. Charlie Gonzalez.
"Joaquín and I got into Stanford because of affirmative action," Castro told the New York Times. "I scored 1,210 on my SATs, which was lower than the median matriculating student. But I did fine in college and in law school. So did Joaquín. I'm a strong supporter of affirmative action, because I've seen it work in my own life."
What he might say
Castro strives for the similar unity rhetoric that made Obama famous. Here he was in that speech before Texas Democrats:
"In San Antonio, collaboration is our currency. … These days we hear a lot of talk about how Americans are tired of politics. They're disillusioned with government, but I think the real issue is that Americans are tired of politicians battling over manufactured issues instead of solving real ones."
But he also lays blame at the feet of Republicans:
"Today's Republican Party is leaving just about everyone behind. To them, compromise is a non-starter. Moderate is a four-letter word. You see folks are reevaluating their past political allegiances because people are fed up with the politics of division. They're fed up with the politics of exclusion. They're fed up with petty politics. And they're fed up with Perry politics."
And he tries to undercut what they stand for:
"Republicans haven't just departed from the mainstream, they've departed from mainstream values. Since when does cutting health care for children make you the party of family values? Since when does denying women their basic rights make you the party of freedom and liberty? Since when does smoke-and-mirrors budgeting make you the party of fiscal accountability?"
He also gives Democrats want they want to hear — about education, abortion, and immigration.
"We believe the real emergency is getting more students across the graduation stage not frivolous voter ID laws. We believe that veterans who risk their lives for us shouldn't have to come home and fight for their own livelihoods here. We believe that woman's right to privacy is a right to privacy is an individual liberty not a political wedge issue. We believe that it's more important to build bridges to send Texas products across the world than to build a wall that cuts us off from it."
He pivots from state politics to lay out the choice in the presidential election:
"This year's presidential election will provide a very clear choice. President Obama inherited the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. He acted to keep thousands of Texas teachers in the classroom and cops on the beat and made investments in the industries for the future. The president made a bold call to save our auto industry. And today, they're back at work, making the best cars in the world."
He seems to have the talking points down. During the speech, he touted private-sector job growth under Obama, including manufacturing jobs because of the auto bailout. He hit presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney for "Let Detroit go bankrupt" and Massachusetts being "47th in job creation."
He defended Obama's health law, ending the war in Iraq, and killing Osama bin Laden. Sounding a lot like First Lady Michelle Obamabefore the president's kickoff speech at Ohio State, he also called on the Democratic activists to do the grassroots work:
"We must reelect President Obama. In your neighborhoods, in your cities, in your counties, in your communities, get out there. Knock on doors. Call your friends. Text them. Tweet them. Email them. Heck, maybe even speak to them face to face. Do everything that you gotta do to get President Obama reelected in November."
Toward the conclusion of his speech, he reached for the kind of rhetoric that can translate on a national stage.
A compelling personal story:
"I told you about my mother. Now I want to tell you about my grandmother, Victoria. By the time she was 6-years old, my grandmother was an orphan. She had to leave her home in Mexico to come to San Antonio with relatives who had agreed to take her in. My grandmother never made it past the third grade. She had to drop out of school to start working and help support her family. By the time, I was born, this incredible woman had taught herself to read and write in Spanish and English. She spent her whole life working because of her lack of education as a maid, a cook, and a babysitter – barely scraping by but still working hard to give my mother a good chance in life, so that my mother could give me an my brother an even better shot.
"My grandmother was a fantastic cook. By the way, a skill that never really transferred to Joaquín or me. And the day before Joaquín and I were born, she won $300 in a Menudo cook off. And that money came in pretty handy. In fact, she used it to help pay a hospital bill. My grandmother didn't live to see us enter public service. But she probably would have found it extraordinary that just two generations after she got to San Antonio one grandson would be the mayor and the other would be on his way to the United States Congress."Video: First Read Minute
Reverence for America:
"My family story is not special. What's special is the America that's made our possible. This is a nation like no other with unlimited potential. And a Texas where great journeys can be made in just the space of a generation.
Outlining the choice ahead:
"Today, Erica and I are the parents of a precious little girl. Carina Victoria. Now, I love my job. But I love even getting home at the end of the day and seeing her big smile and getting an even bigger hug. All of the time, I ask the questions that all of us parents wonder about – what will her life hold? What will her Texas look like? What America will she inherit? Will it shine with opportunity and possibility? Or be damaged and decayed? Will our Texas be left behind or will we shepherd America to its greatest days yet? We cannot leave the answers to chance! It shouldn't be a coin toss!"
And a call to action (one could insert "America" for "Texas" in many spots, "Ohio" for "Panhandle," "Florida" for "Rio Grande Valley"):
"So tonight, the future of Texas is calling on us — from the Panhandle to the Rio Grande Valley. The need for common-sense values has never been more urgent. The future is calling us. Across the country, as he campaigns for reelection, President Obama is asking folks a very simple question: 'Are you in?' In fighting for our party's future, for our state's future, Texas Democrats, I ask you the same thing. Houston, are you in? Dallas, are you in? The valley, are you in? El Paso, are you in? San Antonio, are you in? Tonight, let us stand up as one party, one state, one Texas, and proudly say, We. Are. In! The future of Texas is calling on us. And we're answering that call. Vamanos!"
GOP to also feature Latinos
Republicans at their convention a week earlier will also prominently highlight Latinos. They have plenty of elected Republican Hispanics to choose from, including Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.,; Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who's the heavy favorite to become Texas' next senator after his win last night in the Texas GOP primary; popular New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez; Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval; and current Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Ind.
Rubio's and Cruz's roots are from Cuba; Martinez and Sandoval trace theirs to Mexico; and Labrador's family is from Puerto Rico.
According to the U.S. Census, Mexicans are the largest Hispanic group and the largest-growing group:
"About three-quarters of Hispanics in the United States reported as Mexican, Puerto Rican or Cuban origin in the 2010 Census. Mexican origin was the largest group, representing 63 percent of the total U.S. Hispanic population — up from 58 percent in 2000. This group increased by 54 percent and saw the largest numeric change (11.2 million), growing from 20.6 million in 2000 to 31.8 million in 2010. Mexicans accounted for about three-fourths of the 15.2 million increase in the total Hispanic population between 2000 and 2010.Video: Political panel: Blasting Bachmann
The Mexican origin population represented the largest Hispanic group in 40 states, with more than half of these states in the South and West regions of the country, along with two states in the Northeast and all 12 states in the Midwest."
"Hispanics are going to play a very prominent role in both conventions," a GOP strategist told First Read. "The Republican Party has now run a lot prominent elected Hispanics. … . In Texas, it elected a U.S. senator, and he's conservative, and he's Hispanic."
The strategist, referring to Cruz, said Cruz may be Cuban, but he "is going to represent a whole heck of a lot of Mexican Americans."
The strategist added, "I don't foresee any problem with our ability to be able to communicate to this audience broadly and in a more narrow fashion. And we can do it with more authority than we've ever done it as a party."
The strategist noted that it's no longer top-down white party officials telling Hispanics they should join the GOP: it's "Latinos who have done it and are doing it. We're in a very strong position. There's a reason Democrats put this guy up — it's because they know that."
The Obama campaign, however, believes that Castro represents the differing economic visions between the parties.
"Mayor Castro is a rising leader in the party who has worked tirelessly to build San Antonio's economy from the middle class out, by making investments in things like clean energy and innovative education programs that will lead to the creation of good-paying, sustainable jobs you can raise a family on," Obama campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt said. "Having both the First Lady and Mayor Castro speak on the opening night of our convention will bring together two incredible leaders whose life stories both embody the promise of America — that if you work hard and play by the rules, you can thrive."
Defending the women of San Antonio from Charles Barkley
Charles Barkley outraged San Antonians two years ago when, on television, he criticized the city, especially its women.
"As much as I love San Antonio — a great city, I'm not gonna miss it," Barkley said. "One thing about San Antonio, them women down there, they got— My ass, my ass would look normal down there. I wanna tell you somethin' — they ain't got no skinny women down there."
The comment during TNT's broadcast left analysts in the studio slack jawed. But Barkley reiterated it again this past May during the NBA playoffs: "Everyone knows San Antonio is a great city... They do have some big ol' women down here."
Castro had had enough. But rather than a huffy call for Barkley to apologize, Castro took to the camera and YouTube for a "Hey Chuck!"smack down that went viral. Castro ragged on Barkley's fitness, lack of championship rings, and a horrifically awkward golf swing.
"You've not always been very kind in describing the women of San Antonio," Castro says in the video. "Come to think of it, maybe that's because we have a very different idea of what a beautiful woman looks like," Castro deadpans when up pops a photo of Barkley dressed in drag.
Castro saved his best line for after playing video of Barkley's golf swing: "Actually, that has nothing do with San Antonio. We just thought it was funny."
The two later met, at the Alamo no less, and he had won Barkley over.
"I never met a mayor with a sense of humor before," Barkley told Castro. "I want to thank you for taking the time for making that video. It was funny."
He even changed his tune on other matters: "I like the women," Barkley said, and he picked the Spurs to win in the playoffs.
In showcasing someone like Castro, Democrats hope to energize the base and also signal to the majority of Hispanics which party is looking out for them. One thing is clear — both parties are well aware of Latino growth and know they need to make sure Hispanics are featured prominently.
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